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Great Bear Golf and Country Club in East Stroudsburg, Pa., has been named Pennsylvania’s No. 4 course in Golfweek‘s 11th state-by-state ranking of "America’s Best Courses." … PGA player Frank Licklitter signs an agreement with apparel maker Ancona to wear its Italian-made shirts. … Hidden Creek Golf Club in Egg Harbor Township, N.J., has been named as one of "America’s 100 Best Modern Courses" by Golfweek. Hidden Creek was ranked 78th on the list of the nation’s best modern day courses, defined as those built since 1960. … CrossCreek Golf Club in Temecula, Calif., signs an agreement to have the NEW Club Profits Systems installed on April 5-7, 2006. … All Access Sports & Event Management announces the hiring of Lee Pagan as director of business development, and the integrating of Pagan’s company, Promowearhouse, with All Access Sports & Event Management. … Pronghorn in Bend, Oregon, appoints Jennifer Fisher to superintendent of the new Tom Fazio-designed championship course. … Platinum Golf Academy releases its golf schools offered for the spring, and that will take place at the Golf Club at Eagle Mountain in Fountain Hills, Ariz. … Event Management Services Inc. announces its expansion Into direct response advertising.

Sun Dome Inc. signs a five-year agreement with Golf Strategies to manage The Claw at USF golf course at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fla. … The Peninsula on the Indian River Bay in Millsboro, Del., a gated community featuring a Jack Nicklaus signature course, was honored with nine awards at the 13th Regal Awards, a real estate industry event recognizing real estate achievers and leaders. … O’Connor Headwear announces the addition of eight new sales representatives — Matt Clement (western North Carolina, Tennessee), Charlie Enloe (eastern North Carolina), Jeff Peoples (Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas), Hal Slaton (north Florida), Scott Lachmuth (eastern Pennsylvania), Paul Romano (southern California), Mike Kerr (Indiana), and Mike Becker (Minnesota). … Developer and owner Richard Cotton, together with partners Patrick Welsh and Bob Ross, director of golf, announces the selection of KemperSports as manager of Hawk Pointe Golf Club in Washington, N.J. … Bridgestone Golf announces the signing of Billy Hurley to its Tour team. Hurley, a 2004 U.S. Naval Academy graduate who played on the 2005 U.S. Walker Cup team, is set to make his PGA Tour debut at the Bay Hill Invitational. … Auburn’s Maria Martinez has been named the Southeastern Conference Golfer of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday. … SPS Golf Management Solutions announces that OnCourse Strategies recently installed its Internet-based products at Riverside Golf Course in Austin, Texas, and World Houston Golf Club in Houston, Texas. … The Jones Course at Sea Trail Golf Resort and Conference Center, located in Sunset Beach, N.C., has been named one of the "Top 100 Must-Play Courses" in the Carolinas, according to GolfStyles Carolina magazine’s March edition. … Brunswick Plantation Golf Resort in Calabash, N.C., announces plans to renovate its three nine-hole golf courses — the Magnolia, Azalea and Dogwood. The renovation will take place between May 21 and Aug. 1.

Tour representative Debbie Eckroth attended and played at the University of South Carolina and not as reported by Feel Golf in the Wednesday, March 15, issue of The Wire.